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The Barnwell People, ggSSSZj?, » . -JU. - - ppflrfwl M follows I Jjd. ». HOLIES, Editor * Prop'r MHK! xr rorKTf mttihumh TrtliHIliAT. J \ N IT \ ItV IQ, l?s?n. Atnut h ttoiru moinlMT* of tin* RrSf- knn, or iif Uic Jt irtyTinte c#TPhI n oonVentlm nt Co liirnlilA on Pohniarj- 2n:l lonrninpo for t tkln; part In tlio Flection of dclrjfnte* t> ttus L’onstltittlonnl ronvontton. rrc^ltleirt CII^fIimkI him! Senator l>avld H. Hill (IIpod tojjctlier In tH% IVli|to Honan ln«t week, They are frlenda now. A t7J tTmao reaToHTlfiti In I re M of the Proliknt «ho continue • ( flSTWr tmtoarp nLhli-Orient!, ItnvM, " lUifUfcT "^[Htier w**fe or htefe of taoio e*|, people prefer to jmljre. ~' i Muser .-'II miiiwn ^vY-.--«y— The New Year hrnuxht calmer po- • lltlcal aklw. ChrUtmni cheer liarmo- Hl*eTl a i*Hliimanl*eil the people. Ami for two ml tnenths poll lie* ahoitlil he H veh a vlfcorou* rcur. I trtH all crop iiiTanxenient* nro itPAtle till Rood ami great newxpapor* «honM direct their fnbont to theerveooragemfht of tire bed ro» k agiieultural interext*. ?nono n-jr.ixi WO.fO 400.00 l-’or (Tnnnty Andltor.... .1 KOO00 “ Clerk of Court . jfftn.no ** Gutntr Hnpervlxor 1,000.00 “Clerk I’oOuty Hoard Cotn- mUdonpft Pilr Treaxurer . ‘ “ County HoardCommlxxJoit- crx per illent and mileage.. For Townxhlp Hoard of Cotn- hlllilnncN, If *o tbueft henec- Cxxary. ^ ■ ■ For Court, WIlppMex, . 4,UOO.OO *• fihcrltr ai\l ntallory-ln lien of all account* fpy work done for County and within Coun ty In erthitnal eaxex, and xald slid Ilf xlipll not he required to xerve any warrant Ixxoed by Trial .luxtloe, etcept where . the offence chAJfflltlJti_the warrant. Is g capital felony. 1,280.00 For Trial .Inxtlcex and Conxla- trtrfr, ax provided by law for reedre mileage as provided by law for transporting pris oners to the Jail and to the chain gang, and no cost or fee shall be paid to any con- ~ niirlng Hie nesilon of the legislature ! in’ — Jnst closed Ihere wrax passed all amend- Yo ig a warrant d t,y a Trial Tl!tt~>t(tKnitt r yr-taHrt went out aml the Wilson tariff cartie In with the new year and a fall of twenty per cent fob towed In prices of most w«ndd» got»l5» From a local In Friday’s News ami Cottier It seem* that the maoofactn- tnrlex of and dealers In clothing have "yotrrwl Into a rotrspirwey t.o roU^lmy^. erx of their goods of the benefits that the reduction of tariff in the Wilson -Act was Intended to give them, They ftay that S|oing cloihii*g will be about 10 per cent cheaper than coder fhe Mc Kinley law, alleging that‘ the price of luboiihasj;lsen,” a very thin and ti ans- Inccnt plea. The Average tariff on Wool and woolen goods under the Mc Kinley law, 100 percent, Is (mi down ha>f by the Wilson Act, yet trades de fy the will of the Americar. people and deliberately arrange to scoop nearly everything for theinsolVes, The cotton fax-tor* of New Orleans . have signed no agrcciP!’nt to a»• I>■ t Jh(> farmers In restricting the production of cotton. It I* to continue for one year and will not go intoeffe .*t until three- fourths of the farmers In ninety-five hundredths . of the ivitton prvidncing counties tign it. The fanners are to agree to plant only a certain acreage, reducing the amount in every case to one-third less than last year. A com mittee of seven j\ 111 he elected In each county to *e« that the fnrrper* keep their obligation 3 ami w ill destroy aay anrplits above the amount agreed to he planted. The county committees w ill elect a state committee which will meet in March to determine w hether or not the plan shall go into effect. A meet ing will be held in Ifecemhcr to deter mine if the agreement ahull rontlntre another year. Kaeh farmer is to pay t» o cents an acre for every acre planted, one-half to go to local ami the other to general purposes. The factor* say that the low price of crutoii U due entirely to over production. Wise Wo me* In the West. , Denver, Jan M—The three women ssomhly -legislators in the t'otnrmto have so fur deitMjfistrated their ability to serve their errmtituent* as capably as their male associates. In thejvdlt- ’o»l catfenses that preceded the open ing of the session the women were on Ifgmt, ready to enter into eornWnes and tight for prmitlotis, ami one little wo* Irtan WHS able to break a combine that seondwl invincible. Mr*. Clara* C'res- siogham was made secretary of u' e re publican cauens, and though she had had no previous e\-|i* , rlem , e she managed to keep the run of the procendings and secured mof*'tbari tier share when the division of clerkship* whs made. The caucus (lid not adjourn until g o’clock In the morning, hut. that did not pre vent the women from keeping wide awake. In the opening of the legislature the Thdie* were undisturbed by oftlee seek er* to any great extent. One on the opening day brought with her two lit tle t?hl Id ran, who played about the cloak room* and then *auk down to take a nap upon (be m w carpet at the feet of their mother on the lloor of the house. The three lady member* were made the committee to escort the newly elcelpd speaker to the chair, ami Mr*, block Introduced him w ith, a short, sensible speech. A11 If e ope h f n g of dm gen ml assem bly a 1no«t trortblt’sOine question con fronted the ‘ Should the wo men who sat? as a part, of an august body wear bat*, bon net* oreny bead coyerlngl' Suppose, bonnets should be Heel led upon a* eminently -itp prop date to the oeeasion, and then, alter strings bad been adjusted exactly right, the vtdfk or the sergeant at-anrts nr some man should remark as a necessary part of his business, “hats off,” It w'ax re membered that the/tath of oftlee had to be taken, ft'.d women or did they not take off their hats when ealleib upon to swear? Thw three women eHucussed stud dccidctf to remove tbeifTlomrft*, ^unpromising tb« matfer by placing ifiViit-on the too* of their desk*. stable for servln or process Issued Justice, except wlien thnof- fence (liarged In the warrant lie a capital fd my 2,070.00 For.t 'oroner, In lieu of all fee«- amTcTfaFgvS ... -. -.v .... —-kftft.00 For Stationery, Rook* A I’rlnt- ing ‘ ' 1 30100 ftoo.rst 300 00 100.00 200.00 800.00 Iraaeiad For I rne. •re now, lie d ’• built jo* that way There’d be joet as much aenae in eineb- vp eowa to make ’em look party. were thrown itato poaltloa Tor quick work, Juet at a alight girlish form darted around the corner of the adobe rntmt to the dispensary law which make* It a misdemeanor to bring any whiskey Into the juste ‘nnderany elr- cUtnstaneea whatever. More ihsn that; If an Indlvbliial should be detected with any llqtusr In hi* possession. In other than a properly labeled dlspenaarr bot tle, be will be liable to arrest am) trial fur inigdemcHlitre, and, upon cunvlcilnn, must-be sentFffcetl to the petiltentlary for a period of no lea# than «na mouth. To’d laugh yet eyes out to see a eeW- stable and sprang (u front pf Taylor. agolB”round here wlthcoreeUonan’, Alllaon’i platol rang -but ho fore he noted the presence of Ufa girl, and with a scream of bahishe fell senseless to the ground. The man who had fired the shut fled In terror, and Hob berit over Ida wounded darling, calling her yo’ hear mo. It’* jest,an rldJculoM for a gal to do It Tin a goln* to round up the ranges fur a gal ’at’a got more aavry than to prear atch monstrous! fi ties, ’relse 1 never will doutdo up In matermony long as ! live. Throw ’ora away, Cnssle, or yo* an’ me won’t bo nothin’ mneh to each other"no mo’.” ”l!ob, 1 won’t make a fool of myself -Vi In ease the •nllcltor should tclleve that foe a little senseless whim Uch as the (jefendaut can not be convicted In hi* own county be has the right to prac tically change the venue of the cine to whatever county he may see lit. The Yorkvllle Knqulrer *et the above story or “words to that affect” In cir culation, upon a locular statement of Senator Finley. The hew Dispensary I aw ‘ con tain if In* Sitmeie^tlon **- *he previous, allowing one to brliig In the Jute us personal baggage not more than a gallon of liquor* tor Individual TB*: fmt^ttiPTO might he trwtbla 4u. keeping It. by the most endearing namoa and beg ging her to lire for HU sake. The form of the girl was borne into the house, and a doctor from IVaoo, ue acnaeicsa wn.m *.» as who WM fort , inftt ely there, attending R cowboy who was down with the break-bone fever, was called In. For Contingent Kxponsr* . . 77 For Kepalr* on I’ublic Hulld- Jnjrtr 4>‘«U;l’o*t Mo tie mJSxamlna t jo n * For etsmlnatlon of lunatics and 'conveyingsame to Asylum.. For dieting and maintenance of poor, If so much be. necessary -L'nr iLii't lng pi j^xpi rs In jail Slid chair gan* I.WIU W For Hoad*, J’rldge* and Ferries 3.(HS).(K) I. I’rovldcd that the < bounty Supervisor shsll bti nlbVwed forthwith to draw bis warrant on the County Treasurer for the sunlof tl^KKUJU for the purpose of equipping the County Iffiain Ca^g and to buy supplies for the mainteuaiice cf the jail and poor house and to eom- TTiem e opei stTuTiTTwiTTi^hT idialli gattg-: Look Bef ore You Leap - In the summer of 1801, we sal I In Word And Work* that the la«Hi*lf of October and the Hrst half of. November would bring a “smart dash of winter weather.” The facts, which are' mat ters of record, prove the prediction to have been correct. The deepest anow * and the lowest temperatures almost tvver-kuQWji at siieli ail early season, visited many parts of the worlds our own continent Included, at that, time. We also said In the summer of 1804 that, the pre«ent wInter would not bring a maximum of cold, winter v jroura. It don’t exactly meet with your Ideas of propriety you can go and round up a girl that’s willing to'put up with your nonsense.” The little girl was angry now, and with a spiteful flirt of her nitirts she. turned from him and went into the house. Her angef was'Tllfer ipwortug summer cloud, and when in a few mo ments It had spent Itself she ran to hec. xu<ijp 1 _and, tlij2'wi n g herself on the bed, burst -into-tears.* tfti* ktieVf Hob Taylor loved her dearly, and, rough and uneducated as he was, sire olmoat worshiped the handsome young cowboy. She would gladly have con signed the offending article of dress to the waters of the llrmsos, which ran near the house, but she could not for a moment countenance such an unrea sonable whim on Hob's part, and with set teeth and clinched hands she if rowed that If hfr lover took h’er to be his wife the corset must lie included In the Inventory of her personal ef fects. Days sped by, and Hob passed and repassed her about the house, seem- esther7| lugl.v asoblivieus of her fivesenee as if forthw ith, ssld sum to be paid out Of any funds on hand M. Provided further, that the sum of *:!,(XHi.00, herein provided tor, for the repair of the road*, bridges and ferric*, slmll he available out of anv fund* now in the Treasury of this county, and out of xttld fund the Supervisor shall have the right to nay all the fees of Hoad Overseer* and for any other purpose, connected wltl 4b« roads, bridge* ami ferries of (hi* County’, and said Treas urer 1* hereby authorized to par the same out of anv funds in the treasury not hereinbefore appropriated. And if i* further provided, that the Treasurer nf the Fonnty of HarnaeJI t»e, and here- by I*, authorized and directed from time to time, on his oiTTcini ‘note, a* (*o nt.y Trenstirer. or other evidrina; of indebtedness, a sum, or sum* of money not vxt't'eding in all |7,(100.0* at a rate of Interest not to exceed eight (8) per cent. pFr annum, for the purpose of paying the ordinary expenses of the t onnt.y of Harnwell In cash, said ne- eounts and salarle* of Oounty olilciaTs to bo paid monthly, and said Treasurer i* hereby anthnrttud and empowered to pledge as security fow such borrowed money the t*xes herein levied. III. Provided, that any fund* on hand shall he available to pay anv back tndcbtedrtcssof th« County for the fis cal year commencing November fist 18'i:t and ending October .’list isflt, not hereinbefore appropriated - Th« AY cekly Market Key lew pf Huh hard. Price ft Co. Hankers and ( l or.ron Merchants of New Y'ork, of Friday morning last, says: U.—The of the New Otfbn.—The opCnirg Year ItAs brought ho consolation to thff holders ol Cotton, and the market close* tonight w ithin an <c. of the qoot’M'QtiB of the year. There The Capes Case. ‘ Rfnnnuel M iHInm*, who was con fined in> Hafbwell jail for some time previousYtf hi* trial at Aiken fofthe m nr del - of Mi t '‘hel 1‘oble, 1* in trouble again. Since the murder of 'J’reasurer Dopes of Orangeburg he- Has been strongly suspected of having been one of the principals In ttrat atrocious crime and detective* have heen.loakiug for hi* trail. Last wet k S.e was arrest -<u at Kissimmee, Fla., and Jsherifl Dukes of Orangeburg Ich at once to ~Frlug him to Otumhis, where Daniel C.' Murphy, his soppoked partner ip that, crime, f»Jn the Penitentiary for safe keeping. Will am* Has", had a •torniy reputation. The cotton planters of the Yazoo del' ta have just concluded a eon vent ion at wHicb aiepiAScre t-tketj to fix a scale of wages for the cotton hand* all over the cott • u states. Uosplution* were passed fixing the my of thebest male labor at. ID cents per day athi the best clits*of I'emale labor at cents pc-day. Not more than $7 per month, with rations, will he paid the heat laborer, and, crops should he l.tid by fit an expenditure of | JifjftU per acre. Clubs \v III be formed at rniee "throug-bout the state having for tbeir motto a reduction of wages. I* also a feeling of dlsooursgemenl Te garding the future which is (IflflCuItTo- ace«smt for, in face of the known idli- hlllty of the South to prodtum another large crop of cotton at present prices even Were It not well understood that the result would tie disastrous to the entire country. A sharp falling off has occurred in the movement of the crop as compared with that of previous weeks, but in comparison with last year, or w,l{h 1801, the receipt* still show a movement *o largely in exye*s of those years that there I* no change in the current estimate as to the,ulti mate outturn of the crop; 0,5^1,00(1 hales Is now the accepted commercial crop of this season, although It may vary a f; w hundred thousand hale* one wav or the other from such a yleld^de pending upon the course of the market for the, balance of the y>»ar r jwul were It tint for tlu uncertainty felt'as~to the re duction In the land devoted to cotton for the ensuing year the trade would |>e willing to absorb the surplus of the crop at the basis of present prices. But It is felt by everyone that we must look to the next crop for relief from the present over-supply, and until It ts de- feniiiued that the ’South Is Willing to pursue the same course which reduced the crop of 181>:i to G,7fiO,OOOJ>al(W the market will be hesitating one with lit- sle disposition to aeeumiilatpjnore than necessary suppHc* by both planters and merchant*. Spinners have bought so freely that* they are now In a position to await the effects of the. "pressnre of the remainder of the Crop upon the market before taking any furfherllargo amount of the raw material. There fore the factor Which I* being regarded by both splmterk and merchant* throughout, the world with the grente«l- Intcrest in the prospect Of *lhb curtail ment, of the. crop to be planted within the. next iff)-.day*. So far as reporti which have been received fitojn tbo«e States using commercial fertilizers rtre an Indication, it 1* probable that there will he a reduction Iti their arse of at least 4<> per eetll as compared with last, season, and the question of acreage will remain to bo determined later wWen thtfqitestian of advances becomes a momentous otre with ever) - merebant In the cotton States. In tin meantime, for the next 30 days, the pressure upon 'he market will be felt throimh the comparison with other years, as we have before mentioned, and it I* gen erally believed t,lint this weight of cot ton will be miflictent to break the mar ket to a lower range of prices than those yet touched. On the other hand, it mustjiot he forgotten that the effect large receipts or of a light movement, or ♦►fatiy of the other factors which control the price of cotton. Is dUeount- I hls has also proven true to the date of Kolug to pres* with this issue. Now let us take a look into the spring and eu-mmor he.fn.rc ns. “Is she dead, doftor?” asked Hob, in tones of tho most pitiable agony. “No, only stunne*!. Hall struck a corset stcgl and glanced off. She drill tie all right soon, but it was a close call, my boy, snd she nndoubtedly saved your IHo. Cassia soon recovered consciousness, and. with joy la hU every tone. Hob confessed what a fool ho hud boon, end begged for forgiveness. Of comae it was sweetly granted, and 'be de clared that tho marriage must take plrfce just as soon ns she became able to stand before tho minister. •‘Andean I wear my corset, dear?" she coyly ssited. “Wear what saved yo’ fur me? Cna- sle, I wouldn’t have you throw that away fur a mill.on dollars. You kill wear two of 'in if yo’ want to, sn’ if yo T r.r.y so ni wear one myself.”—N. Y. Telegram. Those who have r.nr 1805 Almanac and who have studied our storm dia gram* for. February and March, are prepared for the prediction we hare make—that the roughest and most try ing part of the present winter will fall in those months. Let. all concerned make a note of this. We would like to enlarge on the Mihjcct, hut our space will not allow. W« iH'lleve ilial .VpDL anil May will usher in an early sea'-on, snd that the eomlition* w ill be good for pushing agricultural pursnUs. Heavy hail storm* and marked tend -ncy to hiealcloud bursts w ill characterize tho precipitation* of these Mvffith*. June will prove the most stormy month of the summer, and the heaviest rain fall* of the season will occur in that montdi^ Rain* may not he di^trUni ted as i* greats ly to be desired, but all sections w 1(1 he visit d ‘by seasonable falls, while enor mous down-pours amounting to local j flood* will occur in many places. The remaining months of the sum mer and early autumn promise to he very dry and w syjn. We shall reserve wore space for the discussion of tiii* subject La following Issues, hut will state bore that, we Imlleve that the j w orst of the drought and hot w ind oart j of the present Jii|-ifer |>criod is past, so far as the region* which were so dr«n»- j tronsly affected in the summer of 18iM are concerned. We believe that | she were a thousand miles away. Only once did he notice her, when, in maid enly desperation at hia coldness, she asked: “AinT you never going TO make apy Dob?” “Not tlW yon skin off that infernal pack saddle," was the surly reply. — Their love had been a fruitful and never stale topic of conversation among the pupils ofy Miss Bentley’s school for girls in Dallas, and in nil Cixsie had heard of-, but one effective mctiuri ot whipping a recalcitrant lover back lnt4- the traces: "Flirt with some other fellow.” Her only fear was that If she should try the experiment Hob might lone control of his temper and ahoot tho other fellow, and as a re sult he might be locked up for a long, long time in a cheerless prison and the mrrrrtagc be-necexsarliy postponed' until the misdemeanor was atoned for. The judge might be a cruel old mon ster with no sympathy for young lovers and might send him into retire- Suont for years, and she might become a wrinkled or cnlciniined old maid be fore he again breathed tbs, ah’ of freedom That wouM be terrible. Hut, pshawj Hob would never be so foolish as to puff out a human light for one little girl In a country literally run ning over with the prettiest girls in America. Not he. Anyhow, she a change for the better w ill set in the would risk it, and jf Ben Allison, of eomi’ig season in all the central, north ern and northwestern part* of ©nrJ country, and (hut the drought condi tion* w ill prevail more to the south and southwest, during the summers of 1856 and Wl.—Word And Works. COWBOY AND CORSET. HT CAPTAIN JACK CKAWFORD. “I jest wish yon Had never went' to Dallas. 1 wish you’d stayed here on the ranch cn’ kep’ on a bein' yer own self, stead o' driftin’ off the range to the city an' a makin’ a play to be a high-tone leddy. Y''ain’t like yo’used to be, Csssie.” , ,h. dBuffhter ol the owner ol the Uch.n.l.n.l p-.rm.ttr.l him to hoi,lit the Diamond O ranch, came around and made eyes at her again as lie had done on several occasions she would encourage him just the least bit,, and then, when Hob recovered from the fit of temporary insanity into which her corset had thrown him and came to her in a penitgnt mood she would throw herself into his dear urmsSmtl tell him that she never did, never would and never could love' anyone but him. Of course he would forgive her and kiss her tears nw^v. and the n Worst forth sun of love would again and shine over them with nest and ex quisite luster. Hen Alli'on’s heart became real nn- ruly when at His next visit to the Den ton ranch Cassie met him with a wel- quitc a little while after he had got through shaking.it. After this grati fying reception his visits Increased in frequency, and although, with great J . , , , ,, . , * .„ , feminine tact, the Xglrl,-kept his ardor which depended from the handle of the . , . *'• 1 within proper bounds, ehc. dirt not re- six-shooter in his belt j • i — -—-- “I knowert just how It would be," he continued. “When yer pop got tho 1 Texas ranchnt which he wnsetnploycd. The foce of the bright-eyed little maiden wore a pained look as she toyed with the Iniekskin \vrist loop notion into his bead that yo’ must bo cdicated on’ be a leddy, I tol’ him it’a spile yo’." 1 tol’ him yo’ never would bo the same gal no mo’, that yer little head M git turned there among, the flue atoclc, au’ yo’ wouldn’t have no mo’ use fur graded, crlttera sich as tho riders O’ the ranges.” ’—“Hut Hob," tlic girl Interrupted, "I ,am not changed in ray feelings toward ^ you. I love you just as well ns l dirt ^_‘>er pretty ^^nlO^ny^.nie- tho day pop said I could marry jKrti 11* a question | in the acreage, which now senna to be almost a certainty, will not be similar ly discounted before the Knowledge of tbe actual extent of *o«h a reduction is known. It Is thi* feature of the *itua- tion to which we would call thee*p«*l*l attention of our friends, a* we are con vinced that *honhl[ the south reduce the acreage to a greater degree titan they did in 1892, the cITeel upOu tlic irarket would he a shar]i one Picture moulding and he sent me to school for two'years just to make me fit to bo your wife. It was all foryoursako, %>b, and it’s real hod of you,to act no after 1 had studied ao hard to make of myself a lady worthy of sueh a man as you. 1 know I’m not jlke I used to be. I am not rough and wild like 1 was once, I dress better and 1 talk better. *It’s refine ment, 'Hob—that what Miss Dcntloy, the teacher, said, and she said that a girl without refinement was just n wart on the face of society. That’s just what she said, Hob, in her own words, and I feel like crying at the way you net” ., • “I’d a whole lot rather seevipu a good, healthy wart on the - face o’ so ciety, than to see yo’ a dab o’ pulse him, and it soon became noised about among the riders of the ranges that "Hen was sure goin’ to pitch A matrimonial rope at Cassie Bonton, an’ the little threrbred ’d soon ppek his brand.’’ >Dob noted all this, and his heart was Oiled with bitterness toward his sup posed rival. He never cast the look of recognition upon Cassie, yet when lie would ere her moving about the house or ebrrtils or galloping about the range A Tablet for a King. A tablet recently set up nt Naples Commemorates the bravest act done by are requested to present them duly at; tested, and all persons indebted to the *nid estate are required to make pay ment to th ■■ nnderVIgned. N-. W. II A lUr Kverntor. a king in this century, the visit of j estate of Mr*. F„ J. Owens, King Humbert .to the cholera sufforvs in 1884. it stands near the spol^where the excommunicated king, Cardinal ■San Folioo nnd the arehbivhop of N a . pies met while passing through the hospital in the performance of their d utics. I • —I4t Moille rivor. in Vermont, was nt first called La Monette, “the sea gull,” from the great abundance of these birds. ' The Poverty of the Itunspnrf-M, Some time before the death of hia father, (rcn. Marbeuf had married, and the p^'enniary supplies to his boy friend seem after that event to have stopped. Mme do Buonaparte was left with four infant children: the youngest, Jerome but three months old. Their grent- trncle, Lncien the archdeacon, v/as kind, an f Joseph, abandoning all his ambition*, returned to be, if possible, the support of the family. Napoleon’s poverty was therefore no longer rela tive or irruiginarj’, but reel and hard Drawing more closely than ever within himself, ho became a ftilI more^ardent reader an A student, devoting-himself with an industry akin topassh^n to the works of Rousseau, the poison of whose political doctrines instilled-itself with fiery and grateful stings into the thin, eoid blood of the unhappy cadet.—I’rot bloane, in Century. lie inert PoweU't Ftrlilizert. AXlotton Fertiiizef* furdiaie MUy such fcrtiK«jf» for cotton ikWcIl .contain least 3 to 4j( actual potash. •ubiomiwP* - w— For Corn, Fertilizers should contain 6% Petaan Poor results are due entirely to deficiency of Potash. We #111 gladly tend you obr pamphlet* on the U«e of Potash. They art scut free. It will C0*1 you nothing to read ffitm, and they will save yo« dollars. GERMAN IUU WORKS, 93 N«»e«u Street, New Yoit. ^ \ Port Royal and Augusta Railway. Between point* in Florid JNO: H. AVKRtLL, RECEIVER. Time Table in Effect December 17tb, 1894. G»., and Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville, and <11 Aqgtieta, or id a. .. _ . „ , Kaatern Time--Dally Except Sunday. 7 15 a iii XV" A«jpnrta —Xr a in 8 *» Beaufort ’ v ’ - J*'’ a ni 4 l>0 Doi t For al •• a m 3 33 Savannah (CftSRy) “ p m 4 4S OhHrle>tfmH(’4t»JU) ,. ” » m 4 39 Jacksonville (Ft’ftFKYj Lv a m 9 SO 11 00 a m Ar 41 Kba m ”> 10 45 a m “ j » .13 m 44 7 30 p m A r ..nvavu... ...*>,. - ~ • - - - ,. u This ’* the only line operating daily Round Trip Schedule between Angtiffa and Savannah. Connecting at Jseksontllie with lines diverging for all points In Florida. j ■ Between Fort Royal an^f Beaufort, S. C., an(^ Savannah, Ga., and Charleston,S;C( EASTERN TIM F.—‘Daily Exeept Sunday. Fort Royal Ar p m 7 00 Beaufort ” p m fi 49 Charleston ^C&8Ry) Lv p in 8 Savannah jCftSRyj “ P hi 1.25 R II. WRIGHT, GEO. T 1 (>0 p 111 Lv 1 50 p m, “ 4 50 p m Ar fi 55 p m “ BRYAN; Trav. Fas*. Agent. Gen. Pa*s. Agent. Debtors and Creditor. . All persons having claims against the date of Mr*. E, J. Owen*. tfecea*ed. » M. A. 1’AGK, Executrix. janlO Administrator’s Sale. '‘’.I, I will sell at Elko, S. C... on Tuesday the 22d day of January^ lictween the HVfltrs of 10 and 12o’click,all the good* static or Soi’TU Carolina, I* County of Bahnwxi.t..) iiml chittiei* bclmiging to the ntiite oil the Lite Ssmlxj Matthews, consisting of. hovseliold fnn ture, 1 road cart, farm ing implement*, &e. Terms of sale c**h. L. A. THOMSON, janl0-2w Adwiitiistratbr. 1,. T l/.l.\K, F'e-id^nr. F. W. Fakkmi., J. 11. Nr con Ft, Vie« IVaMdent. Cashier. —OF THE— MERCHANTS m PLANTERS Blip OF BLACKVILI.E, s. c. Condition of thi* Bank at the close of business Dec.uiber Slat 1804. ASSETS, l^ian* and Discount*. . Firmtrnre and F«xt« res K.-al Kstare Value of L(’. - i*e One by Ranks .... . .. Cash ..... r.TTTrrrrrrr. IK TIIK COURT OTCOMKON PMCAO. J. B. White, doing business under the style and firm name of J. B. White * Co., Flaintitr, . against . N • Mattie Ghldsburg and.II. 8. llftahlzT Defendaet*. COPY SVSIMOXjf f6r rklirf. (< ’om pla I nt Served.) ' To the iHffendantsi ,kil#Ui« Goldsburg and II. S. Liftshiz: You are hereby sununo/ied and re-' (jHired to answer the complaint !n this ^■fVf,i i of-rwbleb * eow ia herewitR . V>.r . 4,424 33 served upon you, and to serve a copy of yonr answer to the *aid complaint on the suhscrilier* st their office at Barn well Court House, S. C., w ittiin twenty days sfter the sen Ice hereof, exclusive of the d^y of such service; and if yotf fail to answer the complaint w ithin the time aforesaid, tbe plaintiff in this ac tion will apply to the Court tor the re-' lief rtemamteii hrthr complaint— . ~ Dated May 24th A. I>. 1894. ‘ BATES ft SIMMS, Flaintifl’s Attorney*. To the Defendant, II.8. Liftshiz: Yon wHl uke notice that the com plaint in the at»ove stated cause was filed in the Clerk’s office of said county on the 9th dav of October A. D. 1894.- BATES & SIMMS, , Flaintiff’s' Attorneys. nov29-fiw . Three Trade Truths* <9 ■■if J.J.Dicks&Bro, bright paint on one o’ Rx cheeks, or a string o’ no ’count beads n bangin’ about its neck. Style is fur them that lives in cities, Cassie, an’ Ls jest os much out o' place In here on the ranch as a cheap herdin’ greaser ’d be out o’ place in glory. I’d never believed it of yo’, Oasaio, thatyo'd come back here with your foretop c.urled up in a bunch, an’ a corset cinched ’round roV 1 wouldn’t I swear I would oft. No wom an kin make a rancher a good wife that^ out plain, wears a fashion pack-saddle, an’ J ’round thi bunches up her mane like yonrs is bunched. I moot git over the curl business in time, but I ain’t never goln' to have no wife thnt’ll cinch herself up to’s she can’t breathe below—” With n scream of laughter the gjrl placed her hand over his mouth and cheeked his further speech. ”Oh! Bob, Hob. you naughty boy! Is it my poor little corset that has come he ed in advance of their occurrence, and twedn us to waixl off vpnr love? Oh! I wHether the reduction - - - - ... '>• must laugh, for it’s really the funniest thing 1 ever heard of. Why, Boh, I could never live without a corset. It is sueh a support and comfort, and you know, yon wicked hoy, that my figure is much prettier ithau it was before I •vent to Pallas. Isn’t it, now?" She placed her hands against her waist and waltaed sancily around so that he could ipspeet her neat form. "No, tain t. ’Taln’t free an’ easy like God intended it should bo. If frame* made to order at E. W. Vogel’s, He’d a wanted yo’pinched up like y’ " J ■ “V Tttnr -e • s - - - ■ , gan to dawn upon him that her cor seted form was Indeed far neater than that of nnycirlpn all the ranges of the Brazo<*9Ttter a time he was ready to swoar that he had never seen .any thing one-half so handsome as that neat, graceful figure, nnd the unepr- sotod girls of his acquaintance seemed almost frightful ic hi* eyes when gazed upon their loose, dumpy form*. He began to harbor the Impression that he had made a very pronounced fool of himself, but his stubborn na ture asserted it*elf. He had sold, tbe cor*o< must go, and go it must. “That's a ’way-up-on-top gal senee she got back from Dallas; sih’t she. Hob?” Allison said* to him one day, when they met in the corral of the Denton ranch. • '•You don't want to make no funny plays about that gal ' when 1 m around,” Hob hotly replied. - “I hqin’t neveryit found out that it makes any difference who’s around or who ain't around when I want to make a talk play,” retorted AlKson. “{Some things gits found oht mighty sadden, Hen Allison, an* this ain’t goTn’ %o be fur from pnrof’em. I want to tell you right now, an’ to holler it too, that yo’ are a nosin’ this ranch too plenty o’ late in stead of riflin' your own ranch, an’ I ain’t a goin’ to stand It no mo*” “Mebbc you wouldn’t mind tellln’ m.e what business it is o’ yours whar* I ride. Long as the gal’s tljrowed you to one aide yoiv ain't got. ml say as to other fellersfpitchin’ a.rope at her.” ”Yer a liar when yo’ any she’s throwed me. an’ yo’ know it, an’ yo’ want to hit the Diamond O trail right now-or you an’ me’s a-go in' to bump ! together pow’ful hard. Jest top that boas o’ yours an’work him lively away from here, or a calamity’s a-goln’ to occur right quick." "You talk mighty brave fur a cast off shoe. Hob Taylor, an’ you can’t be gin the bumpin’ business any too quick to suit me, you poor, worthless sneak.”. That was the limit The two men, their eyes blazing with anger, backed away from each other, drawing their j six-shooters as they went Tho guns j It you raise Tomatoes Po^toes Cabbage Berries Peas Melons Trucking Crops tor Northern and Western Aarfcets, POWELL’S OREEN-BAQ Fertilizers, the hi<//if.$i tfradc fertilizer* mart:, ■cf ore the kind you need. Send ©$■ tlrcular trtttnp nH nhmit them. POWELL FERTILIZER & CKEiT. CO. e.xiTiMont. mo, - reTtilb-er nfonufaeterers, Impnrte-s and rtenlers In Nitrate nt Sndn. Sulphate o( pn>**h, t"oncentr.ited A- id Vhfanl.ate, ,. and all IcHuisot Fcrlili. M itcrials. FOR SALE. Cotton Se^d >f p n!"!h » r, y quantity. Haled and L<>(»«'• Hulls. Also 50 tons Hull A*he* and Moal 6oinpo*L rich In potash an ! anmiouia. HA UN HE kl. OIL M1I,L janLO-lm Capital .. fStirplus ".Tf.. Deposit* RHIs I’aytihle. Gross Frolit*. 1.1 ABILITIES.. ....... t3&,C00.fl0 13,9*10.30 5.(SMI.(Ml 03.37 '-■4-1 NOTICE. This i* to notify tin community nt large that I have set aside my three sons. J. It., B. F. and G. L. K<vh*«. and (hey have nothing more to do witti my business, neither my wifa’s., Mr*. M. J, House. ^ W. T. HOl'SK. Kuddell, Hampton Co.. Jan. 5, 1895. Debtors and Credirors. All person* having claims against the estate of Dr. I.. Broo or, deceased, are request eel to present them duly attested, and all persons Indebted to ihe said e* t.ate arc required• to make payment to the underdgned. , MRS. M. A. HHOOKER, Administratrix, J.111IO Williston, S.C. Sheriff’s Sale. . SItatk of South Cakoi.iva,) County of Haiinwkli.. f Alfred Owens, Plaintiff, against Annie M. Browne, Defendant. BY VIRTUE of an Execution to me directed in the above stated ease I have levied upon and will '•ejl on Monday .the fourth day Of February, 1805, It tielng ealeday In said month, between the le gal hours of sale, in front of the ( oui't House at.Barnwell, the following de scribed. r>al propentr, to wit: All the riglit, title and interest of the defendant laNnaiatlng ot life estate In and to tliat)ot\of land In Williston containing two aml-a half acres, more or less, known as Browno- Hotel lot, hounded North by street separating if from other land of defendant, East by W.C. Smith, South by Railroad Ave nue and West by W. C. Smith, alley between the last boundary. Terms cash. Furchaser to pay for papers. ' J W. LANCASTER, S. B. C. SheriftVGffice,9th January 1895. XIHL22*.<iL 1 J. r. StrolTel. CPhlef of the aborfr Bank, dosote.nmlj swear tliattie above *riitem«’ht 1* true to the Jbcst of my kirirw ledge and belief. ■ , Sworn to before me thi. 31st Decem ber isiii • J. F. StrobkI., Cashier. -J-oni* <V(G»km >s, - ■ "Notary FuMic. . U. T. Izi.ar, 1 F. W. Fauukll,' 1'irector* H. ». Baiuns. } Attest; EOMESTEAD NOTICE. i Static of South Carolina, County or BaknwLu.. Ex-partc Mrs. Minnie E. Free. This is to give notice that applica tion lias been made to me to have ap praised and «et off to Mrs. Minnie K. Free for herself and her family a home stead exemption of one thousand dol lars in the realty ami of five hondreu dollars in the personalty of the . late J. K. Free, said property beiqg situated in countv and (fate aforesaid A. HOWARD FATTEKSOX, . Deo,, 10th, laffl. Master. ’ Dr. KYAN A. GYLES, WPTCCI AT.IST. EYE, KAli, NOSE,THROAT,CHEST 2nd Door from Hank, BlacfcviHc, b. C apil'J-Om There will he a meeting of tire Tax- uRVors of Elko School District^.in the 1’own Hall at Elko on Jan 12ih IN'.iiV at 3 p. m. to vdty on the" question of Tax or no Tax and if a Tax what amount for the next school year. All voters returning real or personal property to the amount of $100 w ill bo entitled to vote. II. W. Jones, Ch’m Board Trustees. Ashley Stausell, Sccty. 2w \, A r THE BROWN HOUSE, BAKXWELL, S. C, This coinmodfou* and eligibly located bouse is for rent for 189). . . It eontaiiih sixteen rooms, closets, pantries, broad liall and piazza*. On tHe lot there are all necessary out buildings, servants and carriage house, barn, stables, excellent water supply ami two large and fertile gardens. The Brown House has always been a popular Traveller’s House, and right ly kept will pay handsomely. Apply to C. F. Prciihann. 4— Comer Broad and Campbell Streets, Augusta, Ga. Wholesale and Retail Defers in Groce ries and Plantation Supplies. ~T.xperTeheF TfaS T:guglit u* vtkxt-tw knowing W H KN, WHAT and WHEKI? t<» bny the merchant succeeds and the customer is satisfied. * We (my w hen other* sell and there fore get I-west pricer. We buy goods of standard grade* and so give mil p*S' irons ihe -best that, is to be had. We buy Where cash gut*the host Imrgxiim,— anil share all advantages fairly with "* om customers At our new quarters, the most omit veniont and pommotHons in Augusta.- we kee|e constantly full stocks of all goods in our line of business, and we cordially invite our Carolina friends to make our place their Georgia head quarters. By giving us their custom they w ill learn the three truths that NOW i* the time, our house 'I’ll E placy and our goods the GOODS that they should buy. We handle cotton on the streets for fifty cents a bale. Messrs. L. K. Dick*, fi. M". Hair and T. H. Xrwin are w ith ns and will l»e pleased to see their friends from over the river. Remember we are only three block from the Union Depot and at the j*H»*:- tion of -ajj the street car lines. Come’ straiglffno see u*. J.J.DICKS&BRO., A0GUSTA Ga. NOTICE. . ' ..... A meeting of the free holders of Blaokvillc Graded School District will be held at Park Hall on Tuesday the 15th day of January 1895 at 11 o'clock, a. m. to determine If a Tax shall he levied to supplement the constitutional and general county school fund. By order Board Trustees. C C. Hush, Chairman. B. J. Ilammet, Secretary. Doc. mb 1S9|. .. PARA&OK lachiDe Works, Howard Bros. Propr’s, IlNKiUXKKK* and 31 ACNr!¥lK'l'H BLACKY ILLE, 8. C. To the users of Motive Power anft General Machinery We call your attention to the fact that we are prepared, with latest ImproY'lul Tools and Machinery, to do work on any Machiuery used in this country,- Such aw ' COTTON GINS, * •- GRIST MILLS, . COTTON PRESfi’jfcS, PULLEYS, HANGERS, , MILL GEARING,- Shafting and eastings ot Don or Brax* of any sD.e. Special attention given to GIN WORK. Having a first class Gfri Builder, w* can doallkindsof Gin. Work,hew brush wheels, new *awj, boxes, ftc. Saws sharpened only by hand, julyll . — Palmetto Business College. Enter any time. Foil .Bushin** Course In from 3 to 5 month*. Terms reasonable. Wrlt« for further particu lars. J. 1L A. WHITLOCK, PichMont. s .... G. DUNCAN BELLINGER, ShLiciroh 2nd. Circuit. v- JWfLLIAM H. TOWN8ENDV Latk of Elliott ft Townornd,. BiAuroRT, 8. C. II. L. O’BANNON. B&I linger, Townsend' i D’Bannon,. AL'TTOfRMCVH AT tsK-W Office Hyan Building, BarnwaH 8. Ce O